Button-attaching machine.



J. KELLY.

BUTTON ATTAGHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913. RENEWED OCT. 3, 1914. 31,128,455.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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J. KELLY.

BUTTON ATTAGHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1913. RENEWED 001's, 1914f 1,,128A56. PatentedFeb.16,1915.

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BUTTON ATTAGHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1913, RENEWED OUT. 3, 1914.

1 128A56, Patented Feb.16,1915.

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J. KELLY.

BUTTON ATTACHING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21. 1913. RENEWED 0021 3, 1914.

1,128,456, 1 ?3-t6llt8d Feb. 16, 1915.

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' Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed May 21, 1913, Serial No. 768,965. Renewed October 3,1914. Serial No. 864.,94-5.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, JOHN KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norfolk, in the county ofNorfolk and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Button-Attaching Mai chines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Wlll enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and-usethe same; My invention relates primarily to button has especial reference ferent colors can be carried by the machine.

to be applied to shoes of different colors v without displacing buttons of one color to furnish buttons of another color.

The invention has for its ob ecteconomy in time and labor and consists in certain improvements in construction, which will be fully disclosed inthe following specification and claims.

In the accompanying drawings Figure. 1 p

is a side elevation of a button attaching machine of conventional form provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 isv a plan view of the double hopper with the covers removed, and also showingparts of the button chutes. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section of the hopper on line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the hopper with the-covers in closed position and showing parts of the button chutes. Fig. 5 is a plan view of-one of the covers detached. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail vertical'section on line 6 -6,

" Fig.4. Fig. 7 is a like vertical transverse section on line 77, Fig. 4. Fig.- 8 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the inner wall of one half of the hopper member showing parts in elevation and the projecting "parts of the adjacent hopper portion being omitted. Fig. 9 is an enlarged vertical transverse section on line 99,

Reference being had to the designating characters thereon, t e nu meral 1 indicates a button attaching ma-v chine of'conventional'form, comprising the rod 2, attached-to a treadle or other source of power, not shown, at one end, and to one arm 3of a crankfor:1mp.art1ng motionto themachine. 4 1s a shaft, on whlch a com- \the draWiIi s and pound crank 5 is mounted. One arm 6, 'of

intermittent rotary motion to the button Patented Feb. ie, 1915.

feed-Wheel 10 through the crank 11, ratchetwheel 12 mounted onshaft 13, driving pawl '14 and locking pawi 15 on pivoted lever 16.

The inner ends of the shaft 13 engage the partition 18 and are supported therein.

These several parts described and all the other parts of the machine head not thus far described, are of well known construction,

form no part of my invention, and therefore require no further elucidation.

17 indicates the hopper or button recep-f tacle, provided with a Vertical longitudinal partition 18 separating the hopper. into two separate button receptacles, chambers or compartments 19, 20, each of which is provided with abutton feed Wheel 10 of known form, having V-shaped radial arms 21 for agitating and raising the buttons into the raceways 22, 22 respectively in each hopper, each hopper being a duplicate of the other, and at opposite ends of the hoppers are secured button-chutes 23, 23' which register with the race-ways 22, 22 as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4 and 8 and conduct the buttons to the attaching mechanism located at 24, of well known construction. The chutes are secured to the hopper by screw-bolts 25 engaging suitable holes, and the chutes form convenient handles for turning the hopper into and out of operative position.

26 indicates an arm extending from the body of the machine, in the end of which is a socket 27 engaged by a spherical member 28 on a stud 29 extending from the hopper if required in the ma .iipulation of the hop per. By tilting or turning the hopper the feed chutes maybe positioned beyond the head of the machine.

The section of the hopper in use to supply .buttonsis secured in operativeposition by .a spring 30 on the arm 30' engaging a pin 31 extending or projecting laterally from one side'of the button-chutes 23, as

- The levers are returned by cams 38 on shafts 13 engaging'a "projection 39 on lever 32, as

-. 5 shown in Fig. 8, andthe levers are located:

the chutes in use in position also looks the entire hopper against 'a'ccidental. displacement. i

32 in Figs. 2, 3 and 8 indicates levers, pivotedon posts 33, extending to the race-U ways 22, 22 at their-upper ends, and each projected into a race-way by a spring 34515 cured against turning'on post 35 and engaging pin 37 and post 33' both of which are mounted on the lever 32 for dislodging' any buttons that may stick in the race-way.

' in recesses 38 in the partition l8.-

' Each half oflthe hopper i's provided-with acover ll pivotallyv secured to the body of the hopper by arod 42 engaging lugs 43'and' -14, and'each coveris provided'with an extension orflange 45 to cover the. race-ways l 22, 22- adjacent to the chutes 23, 23 for re,- moving buttons that may become disar-- ll rest at theiradjacent edges and are sup-- ported thereon, and eachchamber 19, 20 is shown in Figs. 1, 2V and 3.

provided with an opening in its bottom supplied with a door 47 for removing buttons y from the hopper. I

Each hopper chamber 19, 20 is designed 'to be supplie'd with buttons of. a selected color, and-' as either of the chambers is brought into operative position, the bar 7,

shown in Figs. 1 and 9.' This locking of operative position, and

ranged in and choke the chute; The partition 18 is'p rovided with an extension 46, shown in Figs. 3 and '7 on which the covers must be. disengagedfrom the crank 11 on" the hopper last used and attached to the corresponding crank on the hoppertobe put in use,'and the connection between the bar and the crank is secured by a spring 11" secured to the outer face of the crank, as

Surplus buttons raised by the wheel 10 are directed into a recess 4-8 by an inclined guard 49 and are returned intothe' hopper.

v From the foregoingit will be observed: that a single actuating'mechanism for the 7 twinhoppers'may befemployedxand that by slipping the bar ,7 from its attaching positionvwith' thelextension of -the ratchet 11' in'turning the-hopper one-half around and "coupling the companion ratchet'extensionv with the-endo f the barjthe hopper is usable with different buttons .fIQIn that of the v companion hopper. This change can be readilyefi'ecte'd and'the machine rendered I ,1' useful tor dilferenttypes of buttons.-

wlvhilethe special button setting machine is outlined in "the drawings, it is to, be

improvements are understood that the adapted for r use with other types of machines. r j

further understood that changes It isto be I r in the construction and arrangementof the parts-can be made without departing from tion, what I claim is:

the general tion.

Having thus fully 1'. A device of the class described com.-

.prising a laterally movable and reversible hopper arranged to cooperate with the. but.

ton setting mechanism, and having adjacent button receptacles and a raceway in each receptacle and 'a button chute attached to and alined With eaoh.raceway, and p'rovided with a universal joint or bearing, so

p-risinga' laterally movable and reversible hopperarrangedto cooperate with the button setting mechanism, and having adj acentbutton receptacles and arace-way in each receptacle and a buttOnchute'attached to vi'ded with a 'l lnlVe P-Sal, joint ,or bearing,

nature and spirit. of the invendescribed my inve and alined with each racefway and pro-" so thatfwhen the hopper is revolved one receptacle is swung out of operative positionv and the other receptacle is brought into operative position, a-button feed device in each receptacle, and a cover for. each re- ,ceptacle having a flange extending over its ra'ce-wayto prevent buttons r1s1ng therein,"

each button chute being in operative alihement with a raceway and forminga l1an-' dle for revolving'said hopper.

3. A device of the class described com prising alaterally movable and 'reversible hopper arrangedto -coiiperateQ with a button setting inechanismp a partitinn hopper formingtwo separate coniparti'nents' for different kinds of buttons, and a raceway in each compartment, and provided with .a universal joint or hearing, so that when the hopper. is revolved one receptacle wis swung out of'operative position, and the other receptacle is brought into operative position, button raising devices =fo'r each compartment, means for dislodging buttons in each race-way, and button-chutes -con-' nected tothe hopper and in alinement with the race-way of each compartment.

4:. In "a device ofthe class described in combination with a button-settingmachine head, a button supplying means comprising a' movable hopper arranged to cooperate l'lii with the button setting mechanism and having adjacent button receptacles and race- .ways, buttonchutes for association with the hopper, means for adjustably mounting the hopper. to permitv a turning and tilting movement thereof, so thatwhen the hopper is moved in one direction 'one receptacle is located out of operativeposition and the "other receptacle "is broughtrinto operative position, a button feeding device R in the 1-30 respective receptacles, and means operable upon the operation of the machine for operating said button feeding means.

5. A device ofthe class described comprising a movable hopper arranged to cooperate Withthe button setting machine and having adjacent button receptacles and raceways, a button chute, a bracket on the ma chine, adjustable connections between the bracket and the hopper, button feeding means in the receptacles, and a single means button receptacles, a raceway for each .re- I ceptacle, and ajointed bearing for the hopper comprising means for securing thehopper in position and permitting its movement so that when the hopper is moved in one direction one receptacle is swung out. of op-.

erative position and the other receptacle is per arranged to cooperate with the button setting mechanism andhaving adjacent button receptacles and a raceway in each .ceptacle, a button chute alined with each T a cover' having a-flange extend ng .over a ..8. In abutton settin I I hopper pivotally. and tlltably supported'onbrought into operative position. Y

7 Adevice of the class descrlbed compris ing a laterally movable and reversible hopra'ceway and the-hopper provided with a universal joint or bearing so that .when the hopper is revolved one receptacle'is swung out of operativeposition and the other receptacle isbrought into operative position, a button feed device in each receptacle, and

raceway to prevent buttons rising therein.

machine, a button the machine, providing two button chambers each having a discharge, one opposite the other, a button chute, and means for locking the chuteto the hopper.

9. In a button setting machine, a button chute, a hopper, means for pivotally and tiltably supporting the hopper on the machine, and a plurality of button receptacles in the hopper, having independent discharge openings arranged to cooperate with the button chute for feeding buttons to the machine.

10. In a button setting machine the combination with a hopper having a plurality of button compartments and a. discharge raceway in each compartment of means for adjusting the various compartments from an operative position to an inoperative position comprising a pivotal and swinging connection.

11. In abutton setting machine the com *binationwith a button supply hopper'coniprising two like chambers separated one from the other, of' button feeding devices in said chambers, button discharging chutes for the chambers, and meansfor adjusting the hopper to aline the discharge chute with the machine setting mechanism comprising a pivotal and tiltable connection, substantially as described. Y 12. In a button setting machine the combination with feeding mechanism, comprising a hopper having a plurality of button receiving chambers with feeding mechanism in the chambersiof means for pivotallyand tiltahly supporting the hopper on the machine.

- In testimony whereof Ialfix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

i j J OHN KELLY. fWitnesses: 4

' T. E. FLEMING,

G. B. BEASLEY.

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